The Bottineau pioneer., 1887-03-31

| The depot Of the Chicago, Milwaukee d
St. Paul company at Meridian, Wis, was
forced open by thieves, who got a small
| sum OF money and q large number OF tick.
cts.
I The plat OF the proposed route OF the
Aberdeen. Fergus Falls & Pierre through
the public domain has been recei we'd at the
general land Office and filed. 1t shows six
! ty-four miles OF the proposed road. The
plats OF the proposed routes OF the Man
! itoba route through the Fort Berthold and
| Montana Indiana reservations has been
received and are under consideration by
| the Indian bureau.
Speaking OF the possib ilities in relation
to decision in the anarchists case Judge
Schofield, OF the supreme court, said at
| Chicago that in case of reversal and the
court would be sent there and would be
| made public as soon as it arrived, but in
| case the decision Of the lower court is
| affirmed the public will not be apprised OF
the fact until the courts meet again at
Ottawa, which will be in September next.
The supreme court OF Iowa, at Des
Moines, granted writ OF supersedeas stay
ing Judge Conrad's decree OF absolute in
junction against the International distill-
cry for sixty days. Pending the hearing
OF the case on it's merits, the distillery is
within the limitation OF the state law.
An eight-inch rifled gun, intended for the
! new cruiser Boston, has been completed at
the Washington navy yard and sent to he
proving grounds at Annapolis for trial.
Another gun OF the same caliber, two
twelve-inch rifles and several six-inch guns,
all to form part OF the armament OF the
Boston, are now in process OF manufacture
at the Washington navy yard.
James H. Adams has been commissioned
register at Spokane Falls, Wash. The
commission OF James D. Jenkins of Usage,
Iowa, to be agent at the Sisseton agency
In Dakota was signed. This will relieve
Israel Green OF his duties at that agency.
Gen. Sheridan has issued tho following
order: On receipt OF this order the practice
tary posts will be discontinued until fur
ther orders, except at the military
academy, West Point Fort Monroe and
at Fort Leavenworth, in consequence Of
tho supply OF powder remaining at the close
OF the war, which has been used for this
purpose, having become exhausted and the
ordnance department being without funds
Tor the purchase of the powder required.
The acting secretary of the treasury has
appointed Michael F. Chalk to be inspect
or OF boilers of steam vessels for the dis
trict OF Duluth.
The quantity of artificial butter manu-
factured during November December and
January was 10, ,O29, 961 pounds and H.
697 pounds were exported.
The marriage Of Nine. Nilsson and Count
Casa Miranda was private. Numerous
presents were received from friends in Lon
don. A hattering and kind telegram came
from the king of Sweden and congratula.
tory kilograms from host Of august per.
sonages, including the prince and princess
OF Wales and the count and countess Of
Paris. Just before starting for Madrid
news was received of tho death of broth
gloom over the party. On their arrival at
Madrid they will pay their regards to the
queen.
The gross earnings OF the Milwaukee &
st. Paul for the second week in March
were $44 5000, an increase of So, 900,
Mother Euphemia, a superior OF Mount
st. Joseph academy at Emmittsburgh, and
the head OF the Sisters of Charity in Amer
lea for twenty. five years, died after q long
illness.
Gen. Bragg of Wis. has sent telegram
denying the report that he is a paralytic.
It is called out by Washington dispatch
suggesting that for this reason he will not
be appointed to the vacancy caused by the
resignation OF Judge Arthur Macarthur OF
the District of Columbia. Gen. Bragg says
he declined the judgeship weeks ago.
George Sickles, father of Gen. Daniel E.
N. Y. His will disposes OF about $5.OOO,-
900 worth OF property, each OF his daugh-
ters receiving $50, 900, his widow q third,
and his only heir, Gen. SicLles, the residue.
Officers OF the Plymouth Church state
that the question of a successor to Mr..
Beecher will not bo considered until next
fall. There will be no candidates for the
pulpit" heard.
Martin Heyl & Son, Wholesale tobacco
warehouse, and D. J. Rex & Co.'S paper box
factory, Pittsburg, were damaged by fire
$40, 900; insured.
A very large nu mber OF persons, includ.
| ing Archbishop Carr and Bishop Keane,
were present at the ceremony attending
Cardinal Taschereaa's g entering in posses
| sion of his titular church of Santa Maria
| del Ia Vittoria.
| The Governor OF Nebraska has commits
stoned Buffalo Bill as aide-de camp, with
the rank OF colonel.
An assignment has been filed in Cleve-
land by Gabel & Frisby, proprietors OF a
coffee and spice MILL who owe SIS, 900.
| The growing practice of duplicating pay
/
much embarrassment to the accounting
officers. Nineteen vouchers for the Decem.
Der and January pay Of Lieut.. Wilcox. Of
the Seventh cavalry, who has been arrest.
ed in St. Louis, have already been received,
and five vouchers, all bearing the same date,
for the January pay OF the late Lieut..
Powell, OF the signal service, have been re-
ceived. This makes five army officers who
have gone wrong within the past year.
Three have deserted and the whereabouts
OF Lieut.. Shaw are unknown.
| The animal report OF the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul railroad for 1886 has
| just been issued. The gross earnings were
$24, 71S, 4O3; operating expenses, $14, $50.
264; net earnings $40, 15S, ,139. New lines
have been built during the year aggregating
3S7.O6 miles; total miles of railroad in
operation Dec. 81, 1885, 5,29S. The net
earnings in 1885 were So, 900, SO1, against
$40. 1853, 139 in 1886, an increase OF $751;
377. The number OF miles OF steel rail in
main track Dec. 81, 1886, was 8, ISL.
The only pensioner OF the Revolutionary
war in Pennsylvania is Mrs. Betz, who
married q drummer boy aged sixteen. She
is now eighty-nine. -
Gov. Church was installed q knight Tenn
plar at Huron. Dakota.